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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
20 October 2025, 06:37 AM
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Gold price makes another record
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Singapore eyes China-backed Asia trade pact this year
Singapore's trade minister said Wednesday he was hopeful that an Asia-wide trade pact, which is backed by China and excludes the United States, could be sealed by the end of the year.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Warm February helps UK retail sales keep up strength
British retail sales unexpectedly kept up a robust pace of expansion last month, after unusually warm weather boosted sales, reinforcing the sector's role as a bright spot for the economy ahead of Brexit.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis
A few years ago, in this sweltering corner of western India, the horizon was dotted with hunched, barefoot women swinging sickles all day to cut wheat for the spring harvest.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Reliance sends fuel from India, Europe to Venezuela to sidestep US sanctions
India's Reliance Industries is selling fuels to Venezuela from India and Europe to sidestep sanctions that bar US-based companies from dealing with state-run PDVSA, according to trading sources and Refinitiv Eikon data.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Google's new service will let game makers use rival clouds: official
A Google executive offered new details on Wednesday about the company's upcoming video game streaming service, telling Reuters that game makers may use competing cloud providers and must avoid some inappropriate content.
21 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Nirav Modi arrested in London, British police say
Fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi had been arrested in London on behalf of the Indian authorities, British police said on Wednesday.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Germany to create fund to foil foreign takeovers after China moves
Germany plans to pass legislation by the end of 2019 to create a state-owned fund that can protect key companies from takeovers by Chinese and other foreign firms, government sources said, in a marked shift from its “hands-off” approach to business.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Google fined $1.7b for search ad blocks in third EU sanction
Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in two only years.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Belt and Road a win-win for Bangladesh, China
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could be a boon for Bangladesh as the former is looking to use its surplus capacity and the latter needs funds to bankroll mega infrastructure projects to transform the economy, said a top banker.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Japan downgrades economy view as US-China trade war bites
Japan's government downgraded its assessment of the economy in March for the first time in three years, blaming a bruising US-China trade war for slumping exports and industrial output.
20 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Jet Airways crisis worsens as govt steps in, pilots threaten strike
A crisis at India's Jet Airways deepened on Tuesday as an increasingly worried government called for an emergency meeting, angry passengers demanded refunds and pilots threatened to go on strike over unpaid salaries.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
India rupee surge exposes FX risk in key Asia elections
As India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand prepare to head to the polls, the Indian rupee's recent sharp rebound is a telling reminder for investors to beware the potential for heightened volatility as they hunt for opportunities around upcoming elections.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Travel fair starts tomorrow
A three-day international tourism fair titled “Novoair Dhaka Travel Mart-2019” begins in Dhaka tomorrow.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Goldman Sachs upgrades India to 'overweight' amid pre-election rally
Goldman Sachs (GS) upgraded its view on India to “overweight” as the country catches up with pre-election rally amid expectations of another majority win for the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
UK jobless rate hits 44-year low
The British unemployment rate has struck a 44-year low, official data showed Tuesday, despite a broader economic slowdown as Brexit looms.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Passengers rage over disruptions at embattled Jet Airways
India's embattled Jet Airways put photographs of smiling women employees on social media last week for Women's Day, using the tagline “Standing tall; touching the skies” but few passengers reacted cheerfully.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Apple infringed three Qualcomm patents, jury finds
Mobile phone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc on Friday won a legal victory against iPhone maker Apple Inc, with a jury in federal court in San Diego finding that Apple owes Qualcomm about $31 million for infringing three of its patents.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
BMW blames trade headwinds, emissions tests for weaker 2018
Profits at German high-end carmaker BMW tumbled in 2018, the firm said Friday, with trade headwinds and tough new EU emissions tests' drag on performance set to last into this year.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Bank of Japan gloomier on economy but maintains policy
The Bank of Japan issued a more downbeat assessment of the world's third biggest economy Friday, as a broader global slowdown impacts exports and production.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
In San Francisco, tech boom has left people priced out of housing
In San Francisco, far from the picturesque, winding streets in the hills, a glistening skyscraper represents how the country's tech titans have transformed the city -- and made it one of the world's most expensive places to live.
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM